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The Tendency is Cottonward.
The-Georgia farmer who next fall
finds himself short of com, meat,
wheat, oats, peas, potatoes and oth
er needed supplies for farm use, will
also find himself in “a had row for
stumps.
The moderately high price'of cot
ton this year has convinced the col-
_ m _ „ 1 ored brother, and others, that there
Peeby, Thursday, December 6. | is mnch ^ cotton growing.
| Already the indications are that
the cotton acreage in Houston coun-
PBICE, $1.50 A YEAB, IN ADVANCE.
Published Every-Thursday Homing.
Jao.H.UODGBS, Editor and Publisher
Copies of. this paper may be found on
file at the office of our Washington cor
respondent, E. G. Siggers, 918 F. Street,
N. W., Washington, D. C.
The Georgia legislature will ad
journ December 15th.
The dispensary bill was-not ac
ceptable to* the Georgia legislature.
Atlanta business men are plan
ning for an extensive textile exposi
tion in that city in 1902.
Affairs in China continue much
muddled, and the end of the embro-
glio is by no means in sight.
Recently -bids for rent of the till
able lands in Central City Park, Ma
con, Ga., ranged from $4 to $10 per
acre for 1901.
It is a commendable fact that the
Georgia legislators have defeated
more general bills than they have
enacted into law this session.
If the “gold-bug democrats” know
what good politics is, they will be
come at once eloquently. silent con
cerning Mr. Bryan and “Bryanism.”
, : .
Houston is third in population of
the third district counties. Dooly is
first and Sumter second. Schley is
the least populous county in the dis
trict.
The mother of Blind Tom, the
Georgia negro musical prodigy, is
said to be the mother of twenty
children, and is living in compara
tive poverty at Columbus.
The first shipment of Georgia
cane syrup ever made direct to Eu
rope left Savannah on November 27.
It was a sample lot in glass quarcs,
sent by request from Liverpool.
It is generally believed that there
will be much trouble in Cuba if the
United States government attempts
to exercise any influence over the
cons titdtion al convention in the di
rection of annexation.
It is offensive impudence for any
ofie who contributed to the defeat
of the democratic candidates in the
late presidential election to offer any
adverse criticism of the issues or
management of that contest.
Peace, as it is used with reference
to conditions in the Philippine Is
lands and South Africa, does- not
seem to mean-the absence of strife.
The Filipinos and Boers don’t seem
to know when they are whipped.
Atlanta negroes, says the Consti
tution, have become addicted to the
use of cocaine to an alarming extent.
It is stated as a remarkable fact that
they will even steal in- order to get
money wherewith to buy the drug!
Hawkinsville and the Southern
Railway Company are unable to
agree concerning the site of a new
depot, the need of which is undis
puted. It is likely the sta|e railroad
commission will decide the matter.
The American Federation of Har
bor will be in annual session at
Louisville, Ky., from December 6th
to 15th, inclusive. Delegates from
England have arrived, and every
state in the Union will be represent
ed.
Congress convened last .Monday,
and it is said mnch important legis
lation will be enacted before the
holiday recess. It is said the' war
revenue taxes will be considerably
reduced—probably to the extent of
$15,000,000.
If the number of eggs and chick
ens produced in Georgia were more
than doubled, the prices would not
be materiallyjdecreased, as the Geor
gia supply does not half -fill the de
mand. Tennessee gets the benefit
of our shortage. .
Ex-Pbesedent Kruger did not vis
it Berlin, as he was officially inform
ed that the Emperor of Germany
could not see him, oh account of
previous arrangements. Germany, as
thus intimated, will not use its influ
ence in behalf of the South African
republics.
Chinese diplomats are unquestion
ably experts in the arts of evasion
and delusion, while the foreign offi
cers and soldiers in China are prov
ing themselves graduates in acquisi
tion. The lessons now being taught
-are certainly not along the lines of
true Christianity.
An effort is being made to com
bine the Indian- Territory and Okla
homa and secure their admission in
to the Union as one-state, under the
name of Jefferson. The state thus
admitted would be entitled to four! -The reorganization needed in
congressmen and two senators, the Georgia'now is one that will supply
population being 788,000. “ • -. rf-r-i-.—
ty in 1901 will be at least 25 per
cent greater than in 1900. It is safe
to assnme that the same tendency
prevails in other Georgia counties.
Every farm laborer, white or black,
who can gain possession of a mule
or horse will become a tenant farm
er next year.
Our people all know that negro
tenants have not cultivated success
fully food supplies. We believe the
main cause of this is that a majority
of them have been unable to procure
all the needed supplies without as
sistance from their landlords, or
merchants. Cotton being readily
converted into money, the creditors
practically force the tenants to plant
more largely in cotton than the
needs of the farm demand.
Be this as it may, it is known that
a large number of negro tenants
means a considerable increase in
cotton acreage.
We know that, there will be such
an increase of tenants in Honston
for 1901, and the presumption is
that there will be a similar change
throughout the cotton belt.
We do not believe there will be
any decrease from 1900 of the actu
al acreage cultivated in small grain,
com and other supply crops, but
merely that the cotton acreage will
be largely increased.
If this be {rue, there will be a
large cotton crop next year, and low
prices.
Washington Letter.
Our Regular Correspondence
Congress is in full blast. The great
committees on ways and means, riv
ers and harbors, merchant marine, re
apportionment and agriculture have
each most important measures on
which they desire action at this ses
sion, and each is now crowding for
consideration of its bill. Add the
Nicaraguan canal bill and the co-re-
lated Hay-Pauncefote abomination,
and treaties with Nicaragua and
Costa Rica will have to be consider-
appropriation bills, it will be .seen
that the session will be a busy one.
So busy will it be that reapportion
ment and, ship subsidy are both like
ly to be allowed to go over to the
next session. Certainly, if the dem
ocrats care to make a fight against
them, as they certainly will against
the latter and probably will against
the former unless it is drawn to suit
them, their passage can easily be
prevented. The same is true orthe
Hay-Pauncefote treaty, but the dem
ocrats will be chary of fighting that,
although they will vote against it,
because if they do so they will prob
ably be held responsible for the de
lay in constructing the Nicaraguan
canal.
On army legislation, there will
probably be. little or no opposition,
unless the republicans attempt to
force through some measure fasten
ing a standing army on the country.
The democrats, it is understood, will
stand ready t-o give the president
whatever army he wants if he will
consent to have it go out of exist
ence when the Philippine situation
will permit. If the republicans in
sist on the Root bill, however, a
fight is certain. Secretary Root has
sent a letter to the military affairs
committee asking"congress to au
thorize a regular army whose mini
mum force shall be about 59,000
and whose maximum Bhall be a little
over 96,000. "The actual number at
any time between these limits is to
be fixed by the president, who will
increase it or reduce it by enlisting
or discharging privates, the regi
mental formations remaining un
changed. Five regiments of cavalry,
five of infantry, five of artillery and
two battalions of engineers are ask
ed for in addition to the present
standing army of 29,000 men, the
minimum force of each being as now
provided by law. The secretary savs
that experience with volunteers has
shown that by placing experienced
officers at their head they become
remarkably efficient in a very shopt
time, but that the experimenj^has
been a.' miost-vespensive one to the
Grovania Gleanings.
BY JuE HEDGE.
Rev. G P Reviere preached his
last sermon here last Sunday, his
text being John 14: 19, “Because
I live, ye shall live also.” The dis
course was good.
In the afternoon the Juveviles
met,with Master Ainsworth Riley
presiding, Miss Mary Riley secre-
retary, Miss Maggie Rentz organ
ist, Mrs. J J Houser manager.
The exercises were very good. The
select reading by Mary E. Riley
waB appropriate, giving points
about thanksgiving. I hand you
program:
Song No. 93.
Prayer, by pastor.
Scripture lesson, Psalm 117.
Song No. 150.
Roll call.
Minutes of last meeting.
Report of treasurer. ,
Recitation, by six little chil
dren, “The Lord’s Work.”
Select reading, by Mary Riley.
A Circle of Praise.
Recitation, “Up and Down,”by
Viola Riley.
Song No. 91, and collection.
Benediction by pastor.
The Oyster Supper at the home
of Mr W S Riley was a success —a
handsome sum was realized. We
were glad to see so many , of our
Elko friends out. This is right;
help each other on such occasions.
Miss Mattie Miller closed her
school here last Wednesday, with
much credit to herself and pupils.
She will be greatly missed.
The young people say they surely
did enjoy the candy pulling given
them by Mr and Mrs T H Rentz a
few nights ago.
Mr and.Mrs J J Houser gave a
candy pulling to the little folks
last Friday evening. They say
they had a delightful time and
enjoyed the occasion very much.
I heard- one little girl say she had
the best time she ever had in her
life.
It is said before another new
moon one of our young men liv
ing near Grovania is to be mar
ried to a young lady of .Milledge-
ville, I hope to tell you about a
marriage that is to take plaee next
Wednesday near Hayntville at 10
o’clock a. m.
Cane grinding and hog killing
was the order of the day last week
and week before.
There was an election held in
ed, to say nothing of fifteen great HaynvUle last Saturday for J P
- - ------ ° and constable, B J Harrison was
elected J P and J W Mercer, con
stable, no opposition to either
candidate, only 9 votes were pol
led.
Mr J T Hayley is erecting
dwelling house in Hayneville.
Mr T B Edmondson says he
has declined the idea of putting up
a pipe Factory in Hayneville- for
the present. - .
We are sorry to note that Miss
Maud Harrison is quite sick.
Dec. 3rd 1900.
World’s Champion.
; ‘I tried many remedies to cure
piles,” writes W. R. Smith, of
Latham, 111., “but found no relief
till I used Bucklen’s Arnica Salve.
I have not I been troubled with
piles since.” It’s.the only cham
pion pile cure oh earth and the
best salve in the world. 25c per
box, guaranteed by H. M. Holtz-
claw, druggist.
Hon. Wayne McVeagh is spoken
of as the probable successor of Ui S.
Attorney General Griggs.
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The Best Prescription for Malaria
Chills and Fever is a bottle of
Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic.
It is simply iron and. quinine in a
tasteless form. No cure—ho pay.
Price 50c.
~ THE ~
Spririg Term, 1901,
Begins the first Monday in January—
7th day—and continues 5 mouths..
Incidental fee for resident pupils $2.50;
non-residents $3~50.
E.-H. Holland, Principal; Miss May
Hodges and Mrs. S. P. Bunn, Assist
ants. ,
This is a graded school of high order,
and under competent instructors it read
ily ranks with the beet high schools of
the state.
The i
Mossy Hill Notes.
BY SOCKS.
We never spent a happier thanks
ing. I and the little Socks had fine
sport in the morning at the birds;
then after feasting on ’possum, ’ta-
ters and turkey, we spent the even
ing in the house with Mrs. Stocking
and the little Stockings. We told
stories, had home bright, pretty rec
itations, some nice music and an ex
citing game of whist, in which Mrs.
Stocking and her partner won the
points. We forgot to offer President
McKinley thanks for the good^times,
but if he keeps up the lick until this
time next-year, I’ll be blamed if I
don’t do it.
From all indications, it looks as if
there'will be a great waving of mat
rimonial flags in this section.' Now,
don’t everybody ask me from whose
clothes line these flags will wave, as
we don’t want to get whipped.
Farming is almost at a standstill,
as the crops have been gathered, di
vided, etc. Much grain has been
planted, and the preparation has
been the best I ever saw.
I understand the editor of the
Journal has caught the wheat fever,
planted all his truck patches, and I
would' not be surprised to see him
captnre a prize at the next wheat
convention.
Most of the farmers have com
pleted their arrangements for an
other year. Several new families
will move into this section.
The election for justice of the
peace at Henderson greatly eclipsed
the national election. At an early
hour the patriotic voters began to
roll in. Some times they came three
deep in a buggy, and the moment
the -voting places- were opened the
voting began, and not for a moment
did the interest or excitement flag.
In the grand mix np your hnmble
setvant was lost sight of entirely,
but unlike Napoleon Bonaparte over
his great defeat, we are not very
sad,an dwe heariily congratulate our
distinguished opponent on his land
slide. In this little experience we
were qnite forcibly reminded of the
story of the little boy who had been
promised a drive by his parents, and
when he saw their carriage whirling
them away in the distance he re
marked: “Yonder goes a pair of the
darndest liare in all this world.” But
we now know how to sympathize
with that great statesmen, William
Jennings Bryan, and are expecting
a consoling telegram from him ev
ery moment. We have this conso
lation, however, that if orn- wind
holds cut we.may rise from the po
litical “grave,” and might capture a
race some time within the next
eighteen years, too. Bat we will
promise by all that’s holy, should we
ever have other political aspirations
it will certainly be upward and not
downward.
Rev. T. W.-'Ellis preached his last
sermon fqr the year/at ; the Hender
son Methodist church Sunday. Bro.
Ellis has served his church ably and
faithfully, and by always being char
itable and cohsecvative has won the
love and eBteem of till the people.
Mr. L. F. Cater and family, of
Forsyth, spent several, days on his
plantation here last week. Mr. Ca
ter is an enthusiastic farmer, and
has the best improved farm in the
county,and under the splendid man
agement of : Mr. W. T. Vaolanding-
ham is made the most prosperous
one. Misses Rogers and Powers, of
Perry; were on the Hill last week,
the guests of Mrs. Vanlandingham.
A TEXAS WONDER.
Hall’s Great Discovery,
One small bottle of Hall’s Great
Discovery cures all kidney and
bladder troubles, removes gravel,
cures diabestes, seminal emissions,
weak and lame backs,-rheumatism
and all irregularities of the kid
neys and bladder, in both men and
wemen, regulates bladder troubles
in children. If not sold by your
druggist, will be sent, by mail on
receipt of $1.' One small bottle is
two months’ treatment, and will
cure any case above mentioned.
Dr. E. W. Hall, sol&manufacturer,
P. O. Box 629, St. Louis, Md. Send
for testimonials. Sold by all drug
gists, and H. J. Lamar & Sous, Ma
con, Ga., and H. M. Holtzclaw,
Perry, Ga.
READ THIS.
' Guthbert, Ga., April 2,1900.
This is to certify that I was af-
grown
without
Potash.
Supply
enough Pot
ash and your
profits will be
large; without
Potash your
crop will - be
“scrubby.”
Our books, telling about, composition of fertilizers
best adapted for all crops, are free to all ianneis.
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
93 Nassau St., New York.
incidental fee must be paid in
, , , , , , ,, cash, to the secretary and treasurer of
country,, compared to lyliat wouldytke board, Mr. B. O. Holtzclaw, before
have been the-case had the same pupils will be permitted -to enter the
number of troops been raised for school. " : .
three years’ service as regulars. This ! I®*? be more ben ? fi “. altba cM :
J . ° xi. p dren. more agreeable to the teachers and
excess of cost arises from the ueces- ^ more satisfactory to the Board of Edn-
sity *for sending these regiments 1 cationand and parents if each child'is
many thousand miles away from permitted to enter on the first day of the
home for a short term of service, 1 term a ?, d “ ot be allowed to ,miss even
, . ... ,, ,, one recitation during the entire session,
during which the allowances are ' Good Board can be obtained in private
much greater than would be the families at from $8 to $10 per month.
ery and it completely cured me. It
is worth $1 per.b.ottl.e to any one
heeding it. J. T. Stevens,
“That’s Eczema that makes your arm so red
and Itchy. This Walt’s Eczema Ointment will
care it. It oares Tetter, Rlngwosn and all
sorts of skin di leases, and only oosNFio cents a
box. All the drag stores sell it, add lots ol
people use It. The Taylor and Peek Drag Co..
In Macon, make it.”
Sold by R. L. CATER, Druggist, Perry. Ga:
/ w. s.
GARSTMPHEN
4 00.,
Wholesale.
Grocers,
456 Poplar Street,
MACON,. GA.
R. L. Ezell, formerly of Byron,
is with us, and will be pleased to
see and serve his friends/
W e. OAYIS,
. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
PERRY, GEORGIA. ;
Having retired from military service"
the practice of law is resumed.
Office in Masonic Building: up stairs
Df® WWALEEi,
DENTIST.
Office, Union Dry Goods Go., Clterry st.
MACON GEORGIA.
W, Hi HARRIS^ -
DENTIST.
Successor to Dr. W. A. Bhissengamc.
OFFICE OVER DOW LAW BANK,
FORT VALLEY. i GEORGIA.
ltrests with yon whether yon continue thej
nerre-killing tobacco habit. NO-
removes the desire for tobacco, i
out nervous distress, expel
tine, purifies the blood. 2
stores' lost r"—**—-*
makes 74
inhealth.
IF YOU
WAIT
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In.
Dry Goods,
Millinery,
Clothing,
Furnishings,
Shoes,
Come to see as and we will treat
you right.
We will tell you something
specific in our ad next week.
m sao
414-416 Third Street,
Macon, Georgia.
PAT HARTLEY AMD OL1YER HANCOCK
OF OLD HOUSTON,
Are with us and will be glad to see their friends.
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Budded Pecan Trees,
Orange Trees, ah kims
Peach Trees,
T!
Trees and
Plants,
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Loans negotiated on improved
forms, at lowest market rates, and on
most liberal terms.
Business of fifteen years standing.
Store than three million dollars in
loans negotiated. Facilities unsur
passed. HOWARD M. SMITH,
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_ „ —r own druggist, who
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a. will,patitihtly, persistently. One
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nteed to ebre, or we refund money.
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Bybon, Ga.
Money to loan on Farm Lauds.
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Big CrceliPoultry Farm,
ELKO, GA.
Breeders of S. O. Brown Leghorns,'
Black Langshans, Black Minorcas and
Pekin Ducks". -Eggs ct "$1.50 for 15.
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PERRY, GEORGIA.
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wards, where security is first-class.
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PERRY, GA.
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case if " their service extended over
three years. The democrats will;
certainly oppose this bill nnlass the
right" of the president to increase
the army to the maximum is made
conditional on the existence of war,
in the Philippines or elsewhere, and
| is not left to his mere whim.
Any other information can be obtain
ed by addresssing either of the under
signed. R. N. Boltzglaw, Pi es.
B. C. Uoltzolaw, Sec. and Treas.
An American warship, the Keu-
HOUSTON SHERIFF’S SALES-
Will be . sold before the court house
loor in the town of Perry, Houston
county, Ga., between the legal hours of
sale, on. the first Tuesday in January, ;
1901, the following property, to-wit:
A certain parcel of land lying in the
' 9th "district cf Houston county. Ga.,
grain and meat.
w . , j north, J. B. James on the east and south,
Georgia farmers | a the Morshallvllle and’Fort Valley
tucky, visited Smyrna, a. Turkish are equal to- the task. Because, of, public road on the west. Levied on and
port, last week, and now it is said'our deficit, other states get hun- sold as the property of the estate, of
^ —**' ’"demnifcy claims [ dreds of thousands of dollars from S^rigley, decease^ in. the
rnment will be 1 Gem-ria annuallv. ! H to J 50
the missionary
against that government , will be' Georgia annually,
paiil. Rumors have it that the in-!
demnity will be • included in 1
, administered, to satisfy a fi fa from the
i 619tn District G. M. of Houston county,
r - * -D1UCI1 Lflbl'llbu tiL. UL AUUSbCQ COHQtjj
v the 1 - Undee a recent decree, the rural Ga.,- in favor of Dr. Kenney, vs .M. A.
price to be paid for the construction! guards of Cuba are now under one Edwards, adm’r. Charles R. Shrigley,
of a warship for the Turkish gov- 1 management, subject to orders 0 f aecease . jf. COOPER Sheriff
i Dec. 5th, 1900. s ‘ " ' ' ’"
eminent .in this country.
the central government,
orry, G-a.